What Hardware Does Linux Run on?
Contents Motherboard and Cpu Requirements. Linux Currently Supports Systems with an Intel 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium Ii, and Pentium Iii Cpu...
Motherboard and CPU Requirements. Linux currently supports systems with an Intel 80386, 80486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, and Pentium III CPU. This includes all variations on this CPU type, such as the 386SX, 486SX, 486DX, and 486DX2. Non-Intel “clones,” such as AMD and Cyrix processors, work with Linux as well.
Can Linux run on any hardware?
You can install Linux on almost any computer hardware — Mac or Windows PC. There is a reason, when you buy a computer to run Linux, that you should get one with Linux pre-installed.
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What devices does Linux run on?
Many devices you probably own, such as Android phones and tablets and Chromebooks, digital storage devices, personal video recorders, cameras, wearables, and more, also run Linux. Your car has Linux running under the hood.
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